Human Rights

Survival Day Broadcast - 40th Anniversary of Aboriginal Tent Embassy

20th January 2012

Tune in to 3CR from 12 -6pm on Thursday January 26th for special broadcasting to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. Established on the lawns of Old Parliament House in January 1972, the embassy has been a focal point for the struggle for Aboriginal rights. Few Australian political protests can claim to have made an impact as great or as lasting as the Tent Embassy.

Freedom Fighters Commemorated

15th January 2012

On 20 January 1842 Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner - two Indigenous freedom fighters - were executed on the corner of Bowen and Franklin Streets in Melbourne. A quarter of Victoria's white population came in carnival mood to see the killings. Join us on Friday 20 January from 12 noon to 1pm for a live broadcast to commemorate the execution of Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner and to call for the creation of a significant monument on the site they were executed.

Congratulations to Sally Goldner and Peter Goad

15th December 2011

Congratulations to Sally Goldner (pictured) and Peter Goad, 3CR programmers who have been recognised for their fabulousness. Sally Goldner was listed lucky number 7 on the Age Melbourne Magazine's Top 100 Influential and Creative People. Sally produces and presents Out of the Pan on Sundays from 12-1pm and was acknowledged for her advocacy and campaigning on transgender rights.

Human Rights Day Radio

7th December 2011

Join us for a morning of human rights activism this Saturday 10 December - Human Rights Day. From 7.30 - 9am the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre will host a live radio forum highlighting the contribution asylum seekers make to our community.

Tune in to hear unique stories and musical performances from Melbourne's refugee communities.

Disability Day 2011

5th December 2011

Award Winning Radio

23rd November 2011

Come along to the Beyond the Bars 2011 CD Launch

10th November 2011

Everyone is welcome to come along to the Beyond the Bars 8 CD launch on Wednesday 16 November from 6-8pm. Hosted by broadcaster and singer/songwriter Kutcha Edwards, there'll be speakers, performers, as well as light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages.

Occupy Melbourne Coverage

26th October 2011

On Friday 21 October 3CR covered the Occupy Melbourne protests and violent eviction from the City Square. You can listen to excerpts of the coverage here, as well as special editions of regular shows such as Anarchist World This Week, Done By Law and the Stick Together Show.

Visioning Justice Launch

23rd September 2011

Springvale Monash Legal Service in conjunction with 3CR invite you to the Visioning Justice Project Launch. There'll be performances, snacks and the opportunity to hear radio documentaries produced by young people from diverse backgrounds exploring the justice system.

Congratulations to Beyond the Bars 2011

5th August 2011

3CR's Beyond the Bars prison broadcasts received a Commended in the Queensland University's Communication and Social Change Award 2011. The award recognises the use of communication to transform and empower marginalised communities.